Old Gymnasium of the Blees Military Academy (Macon, Missouri)
Built in 1899, this stunning Romanesque Revival structure originally served as the Blees Military Academy until its closure in 1907. It then acted as the Still-HiIdreth Osteopathic Sanatorium from 1915 to 1968. The main building, called Academic Hall is today used as an apartment complex for low income housing, and the smaller building to the north, known as the old Blees Military Academy gymnasium, is the Macon County Museum.
The facility stands at the south edge of Macon, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
For more information, please follow this link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blees_Military_Academy
Old Gymnasium of the Blees Military Academy (Macon, Missouri)
Built in 1899, this stunning Romanesque Revival structure originally served as the Blees Military Academy until its closure in 1907. It then acted as the Still-HiIdreth Osteopathic Sanatorium from 1915 to 1968. The main building, called Academic Hall is today used as an apartment complex for low income housing, and the smaller building to the north, known as the old Blees Military Academy gymnasium, is the Macon County Museum.
The facility stands at the south edge of Macon, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
For more information, please follow this link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blees_Military_Academy